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Ugly Betty “Lose the Boss” – Review

“Today, she’s the boss.” Directed by Ken Whittingham, he’s best known for directing 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Entourage, The Office, and Scrubs. It turns out two out of five is bad. This being Whittingham’s one and only episode of Ugly Betty.…

Legacy of the Dark Knight: the Expensive Future of Gaming

There is a point where I think people stop using the Luigi memes as jokes, and people start taking hammers to property. I’m not advocating for it, I’m just saying what will happen as a result of this push for AI data…

Blightstone (PC) Early Access Review

Under my reviewing microscope today is Blightstone, a tactical, turn-based strategy Rogue-like from developer Unfinished Pixel and publisher Kepler Ghost. The plot of Blightstone is set in motion when a powerful demon overlord called Korghul unearths the titular Blightstone, a relic steeped…

Trails Beyond the Horizon (PC) Review

I’ve been a fan of the Trails franchise for a long time. Nihon Falcom’s RPG series sets itself apart from many others, weaving a tale across many games via a living and breathing continent. You experience the history of an array of…

Fangtopia PC Demo Preview

Over our holiday break, I took my time to dip into some games I didn’t have time for late in the year. One of those games was the demo for Fangtopia, a game that reminded me a lot of Dorfromantik. While we…

Mobile Games of the Moment: January 2026

It might be a new year, but we’re still on the hunt for the best mobile gaming experiences releasing this month. For January 2026, the mobile games of the moment seem to all feature a theme of comfort gaming, whether it’s a…

Ugly Betty “Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral” – Review

Is he still a himbo? I hadn’t noticed. After writing “Queens for a Day,” Marco Pennette returns for his second of six episodes, the same number of episodes he’ll go on to write for Desperate Housewives. Director Sarah Pia Anderson makes her only appearance…

David’s Backlog Busting: Baba is You (PC) Preview

Under the Backlog Busting microscope today, I’ve got Baba Is You, a really clever puzzle game developed and published by Hempuli Oy. In Baba Is You, you play as the titular Baba, a sheep (I think) who has to navigate through puzzles…

Hell Maiden PC Demo Preview

Bullet Heavens are a genre of games that I love dearly. Over the holiday break, I took some time to dip back into them, playing HoloCure, Vampire Survivors, and the demo for Hell Maiden. Hell Maiden is hard to describe at first,…

Synth Riders (Nintendo Switch) Review

Many VR experiences use the peripheral to create a unique experience that players can’t get anywhere else. Sometimes, we’ve seen traditional games make the jump to VR and not necessarily translate as well as we’d hope. The inverse, a VR game becoming…